Attic Red Figure Lekythos
On this athenian red figure lekythos four nymphs tend the trees and the goddess artemis approaches in a chariot drawn by deer accompanied by a centaur.
Attic red figure lekythos. Frontal faces in attic vase painting of the archaic period. Red figure lekythos oil vessel. Its distinctive black and red color and style of decoration likely indicate it is greek though where it comes from is a mystery. The single handle on this vase is decorated with black slip on its top exposed surface and is left in the color of the clay on its underside.
Satyr between maenads shoulder. This lekythos is the cu art museum s only example of a vase decorated in the red figure technique. The last recorded examples of attic red figure pottery are from about 320 bce. To avoid potential data charges from your carrier we recommend making sure your device is connected to a wi fi network before downloading.
Attic red figure lekythos eucharides painter greek attic active about 500 470 b c 33 8 cm 13 5 16 in 73 ae 23 open content images tend to be large in file size. Carlsruhe painter greek active 475 450 b c 24 5 cm 9 5 8 in 71 ae 444. Open content images tend to be large in file size. A lekythos is a vessel used to store oil used for religious or funerary purposes.
Von bothmer dietrich and alan l. Painter of the frankfort acorn greek attic phintias 18 4 10 6 cm 7 1 4 4 3 16 in 91 ae 10. Crowded compositions with large statuesque figures are typical. Although the garden frequently appears in.
The added colours now include blue green and others. Athena slaying giant body. Red figure pottery grew in popularity and by the early 5th century bce it had all but replaced black figure pottery as the predominant pottery type in athens. In red figure pottery the figures are created in the original red orange of the clay.
Additions to attic black figure vase painters and to attic red figure vase painters 2nd edition. The final decades of attic red figure vase painting are dominated by the kerch style. This form is called lekythos a small pouring form commonly used in greek ritual practice and funerary rituals. New evidence on the mechanics of loom weights american journal of archaeology 85 1.